Ten documented cormorant species in licensed photographs, comparing visible plumage, bills and silhouettes. An editorial selection, not a ranking of beauty, size or rarity. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Great cormorant: MPF; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021-05-05_Phalacrocorax_carbo_carbo%2C_Killingworth_Lake%2C_Northumberland_1-1.jpg European shag: Andreas Trepte; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shag_Phalacrocorax_aristotelis.jpg Double-crested cormorant: Mdf; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phalacrocorax-auritus-007.jpg Red-legged cormorant: Mikelzubi; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cormoran_gris_en_Puesto_del_japones.jpg Little pied cormorant: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ); CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microcarbo_melanoleucos_-_Boat_Harbour.jpg Little black cormorant: Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_Black_Cormorant_%2832295396655%29.jpg Pied cormorant: Sid Mosdell from New Zealand; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phalacrocorax_varius_-Waikawa%2C_Marlborough%2C_New_Zealand-8.jpg Brandt's cormorant: Teddy Llovet; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brandt%27s_Cormorant.jpg Pelagic cormorant: Kevin Cole from Pacific Coast, USA; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phalacrocorax_pelagicus.jpg Flightless cormorant: putneymark; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flightless_cormorant_%28Phalacrocorax_harrisi%29_-Isabela.jpg Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source photographs retain their stated licenses.